SDR DHL2003804886

Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: February 5, 2003
Submitted: May 18, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N804DH
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46124
Aircraft time: 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Splice
Part number: 3754473501
Part serial: NSN
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Part time: 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFT CARGO COMPT SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1320.000, L-31L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1 AND FAX BOEING SEU-LIM-03-00002H DATE JUN 20, 2003. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING ON AFT CARGO COMPT AT STA 1320.000 L-31L IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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